Sign of Theta

OptiverSIG / Susquehanna

For a long vanilla option with no carry, is theta (sensitivity to the passage of time) typically positive or negative, and why?

Hints

What happens to an option’s time value as expiry approaches?

It is the flip side of being long gamma.

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